U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan-Pakistan: Chinese Views and Interests

Abstract

On March 27, 2009, the United States unveiled a new strategy for Afghanistan which included the premise that the situation in Afghanistan/Pakistan was an international security challenge requiring a multinational response from principal stakeholders. Since then, U.S. military and interagency officials have probed China to see what Beijing would be willing to do to support that strategy and the U.S./NATO effort. The issues U.S. and NATO officials have discussed with China include providing targeted aid and reconstruction; opening the Afghan-China border to U.S./NATO forces for supply lines; and potentially providing troops in noncombat (or even combat) positions. This report addresses what the Chinese have done to support the strategy, what they may be persuaded to do, and what they appear unlikely to do.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530728

Entities

People

  • Kerry Dumbaugh

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nato Forces
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • South Asia
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design